ATT: MVP

[herbzee]

Is there a patient MVP out there who can help me install Win 2000 on a
DELL laptop that presently runs Win98SE? I have the Win 2k CD.

I need step by step instructions (super Senior-84) for formatting the
HDD and installing the new OS from the CD.

Furthermore, how to revert back if I have problems or don't care for the
Win 2K OS.

Thanx.

 

[Jim Macklin]

You were answered the other day, didn't you see the answers.


--
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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Is there a patient MVP out there who can help me install
Win 2000 on a
| DELL laptop that presently runs Win98SE? I have the Win 2k
CD.
|
| I need step by step instructions (super Senior-84) for
formatting the
| HDD and installing the new OS from the CD.
|
| Furthermore, how to revert back if I have problems or
don't care for the
| Win 2K OS.
|
| Thanx.
|

 

[herbzee]

No !!!

 

[Jim Macklin]

Then look for them, there were a dozen or so.


| No !!!
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| > You were answered the other day, didn't you see the
answers.
| >
| >
|

 

[Mousey Mick]

You COULD pay someone $$ to come help you . . . just a
thought . . .

 

[herbzee]

Would all those who were kind enuf to answer my call for help
(RE:mpv needed", on the subject of installing Win 2K on a laptop running
Win98SE please repeat their replies. I can't seem to find but 1 answer.
Thanx,cheers-Herb.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Windows 2000 CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows 2000 to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP 2000 in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows 2000.

5. After Windows 2000 is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates", starting with SP4.

6. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows 2000 compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Would all those who were kind enuf to answer my call for help
| (RE:mpv needed", on the subject of installing Win 2K on a laptop running
| Win98SE please repeat their replies. I can't seem to find but 1 answer.
| Thanx,cheers-Herb.

 

[James]

I'm a nobody, but this might help you.

http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/Install2kPro/install2kpro1.htm



| Is there a patient MVP out there who can help me install Win 2000 on a
| DELL laptop that presently runs Win98SE? I have the Win 2k CD.
|
| I need step by step instructions (super Senior-84) for formatting the
| HDD and installing the new OS from the CD.
|
| Furthermore, how to revert back if I have problems or don't care for the
| Win 2K OS.
|
| Thanx.
|

 

[James]

Me again. Another hopefully helpful link.

http://freepctech.com/pc/001/002.shtml


| I'm a nobody, but this might help you.
|
| http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/Install2kPro/install2kpro1.htm
|
|
|
| | | Is there a patient MVP out there who can help me install Win 2000 on a
| | DELL laptop that presently runs Win98SE? I have the Win 2k CD.
| |
| | I need step by step instructions (super Senior-84) for formatting the
| | HDD and installing the new OS from the CD.
| |
| | Furthermore, how to revert back if I have problems or don't care for the
| | Win 2K OS.
| |
| | Thanx.
| |
|
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[herbzee]

ATT: Carey Frisch; tahnx for the reply. Any relation of baseball's
Frankie Frisch?

 

[herbzee]

Thanx James.
cheers-Herb.

 

[Tom Cahill]

Oly problem with this answer is that he did not keep in mind that you wanted
to revert back to Windows 98 is you do not like 2000. So keeping that in
mind I would #1 backup everything you want to keep (since you did say you
wanted to format the hard disk) then in step 4 below format the drive as
FAT32. If you decide you like 2000 then you can use the convert utility and
make the drive NTFS.